Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-18
SPANISH ROYALTY.
THE LITTLE BABY KING ON HIS
TRAVELS.
Tie Queen Regent aud the Spanish
Court at an Obscure Water
ing-Plsce.

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after leaving the French frontier. 10
is seemingly more adapted to the ID.
ings of such actors as Don pnxo.
and Sancho Panza than to the fashionl-
ble movements Of elegance aud piea-
sure. Surrounded 10y impot ut fortiii-
cations and crumhling walls. san -
bastlan has but one gate aud entrance -.
q particularly on which it prdcs itself
inordinatoly- 50 that, having once p
notratod into the town, you must either
roiraco your footsteps or stay forever
Famous for excellent sea-b1thlng. y
has few OF The convcnionces found ia
The more frequented seaside resorts Of
France.
The young Queen Regent of Spain
sci, cted this old city for her summer
outing, and came hIthcr with the infant
King. the little Infantas. and numo-
rcus suite, including Senior : clsta, the
President of the Council, the Ministers
Of Justice and Of the Navy, the Dukes
and Duche,ses Of Medina SidOnia. As
SUM, and Superanda, General Cordo-
ba, and many other civil and military
dienitaries. The presence Of the
court has brought to the north
crn coast of the peninsula a
vast concoursc OF foreigners and more
than the usual amount of Spaniards
both the natives and the strangers vie
with each other in order to give the
Queen q warm and cordial welcome,
and the demonstrations of loyalty have
decrer significance from being youch-
safed in the heart of the Basque couu-
t1v. the stronghold Of Carllsm, and
from the fact that only few years
ago. when hing Alfonso visited the
locality, ne was more than coldly re-
ceiycd. This is undcniable evidence
Of the growing prestige Of the young
widowed sovereign and of the deeper
hold she is taking upon the affections
Of her people.
Throughout the whole OF this pro-
cress from Madrid To San Sebastian the
roval party was enthusiastically greeted.
At Medina Il peasant, elbowing his way
through the crowd. pushed to the door
Of the carriage where the Queen was
sitting 10y the side of the baby monarch,
and with more cordially than cere-
mony shouted, " tirN II aiaO ~
("Long live the childh) Further on
group of country clamorcd
for better view Of the kinelet, and
his mother, genuinely proud Of the
fealty shown to the child, held him
aloit ip her arms for tie peoples ia
| spcction.
Queen Christina having come 10 san
Sebastian with no O.hcr OBJECT than
sta-batmng, rest, and private eXc0r-
sioLs. which She perform, generally on
| hCrstha,k. size bad officially aunOgucrI
| her iItoltionoi bciugprcsent q. Meth r
tt,, ball. nor concert, hoping thereby
to prevent disappointment. She wcnt
through ccItiiu inevitable and nee So
,my ceremonies, which she considered
as an imperative daty, assisted at o.
r. NcUlu Iu tie churcD. held ID PUBIC
r c,Itionat 'he A|uniament5, or Hot'.
dc Vile, to which the people wire
a mitted. and visited the DostructJr, %
- anish toTedo-y,ssel, lying OF san
Sebastian. The commander, Senior
Nilanil, has achieved some celebrity
for ccIimG improvements he intcJlucoi
in the construction OF torpedOes, and
as he received great encouragement
from the Government and the royal
family, his experiments have been
watched with much interest. The
Queen and the Minister OF the Navy
were present at a display specially ar
ranged by Senior Nll.amh in their
honor.
4 cabin and bathing machine hal
been furnished and prepared for her
Majesty on the sands, but it was found
to be in such near and iuconyenicnt
proximity 10 the general bathing beach
that she would have been debarred by
the curiosity of the visitors from all en-
ioyment and privacy, so it had to he
abandoned and exchanged for more
secluded one.
The illuminations, which forme an
important feature in the welcoming
celebrations, although brilliant, gave
somewhat frank insight into the con
fiicting political opinions OF the 30
rough. Senior Romero hOblodo and hl-
two ncighbors had a concerted plan ,oi
lighting up their residences, throwing
into ostentatIous relief the black facade
of Castelar's house, whose owner WIS
gloomily pacing the shore, remarklu5
to some followers that only short
year before b. Vas himself the hero Of
brilliant ovation ut NIgo The two
men-of-war in the roads the French
Ocean and the Spanish Deatuctor,
threw the fullfocGs Of their olectri, light
on the distant Palace Of Ayete, occupiei
by the Queen and her court. Ihepnb-
lie and municipal buildings blazed vita
inscriptions Of flame IN honor OF Alton
70 XIII. ; elsewhere fcnc H. ms Were
outlined in fire; some noble CastllnI-
were Loyalty luminous IN gas and co.
ored lamps, while the CarlIst houses ".-
NAMED yeiicd IN darkness However,
only the other day, as the Queen W.,
driving through the streets in her op-u
landau, tall, aged man, vino remem-
bcrtd Charles w., Ferdinand WI.
Isabel H., Amadeus l., the Hepubb,
an the Restoration, barred his head
saying, in a voice cboEed with emotion
as he bowed low before the mother aai
son 1T was time We should See on
the throne OF Spain sovereign who
has no enemies.
San Sebastian boast OF n remarkably
good bull ring, and her displays rank
high among the bull fights of Spain.
The gala performance on the ljth
brought together crowded and bril-
liant audience. Ten thousand speCt9-
tors filed the benches, the Bayonne
train alone having brought over 300
from the various towns of the Pyrenees.
The spectacle has been so often de-
scribed as to be familiar to all nations,
and despite its revolving cruelty.
blCodshed, and barbarous incidents,
it Las n strange, stirring grandeur oil
its own, cue probably 70 the
involuntary admiration for all triumphs
Of skill and courage over sheer brdtal
animal force, and the fascination
which danger always possesses. The
enthusiasm OF the Spaniards was diyi-
ded between LegaItigo and FrascuelO,
their two favorite espadas the former
is considered as more delicate, subtle,
and artistic, the latter as more reckless
and audacious. BY his marvellous
courage and presence of mind be saved
the life Of picador and a banderillero,
stepping cooily, with his silken cloak.
between the Infatuated beast and the
prostrate men. Legar igO is q million